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Review - Carousel

Artist: Will Hoge

Will Hoge kicks a roots-rock reactionary movement in the ass with his first studio release, "Carousel." Hoge twists and turns with melancholy at almost every corner, but like a few of his more established and slightly more watered-down contemporaries (Counting Crows, Wallflowers), it never quite reaches that "kill me" point. Just about when he starts getting somewhere lyrically, an upbeat hook or catchy chorus interrupts the sadness.